ACC Baseball: N.C. State pulls away from Clemson

By Staff and wire reports

Published: Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 12:28 AM.

The seventh-seeded Yellow Jackets (34-23) led off the ninth with a pair of groundouts before Murray hit a solo shot to left field against reliever Robby Coles (4-2) to tie the game. Hyde followed with another shot to left to stun the second-seeded Seminoles (44-13).

Hyde had three hits for Georgia Tech. Reliever Daniel Palka (2-1) notched the victory with two scoreless innings of work.

Pinder and Tyler Horan each had three hits for the sixth-seeded Hokies (36-19), who had a six-run second inning against the third-seeded Cavaliers (45-10). Pinder hit a two-run shot in the second, then blew the game open with a blast over the left-field wall in the sixth.

Chad Morgan and Brendon Hayden added consecutive RBI doubles in the second for Virginia Tech. Joe Mantiply (6-0) earned the win by allowing one run in seven innings.

DURHAM — Brett Austin drove in two runs during a four-run seventh inning to help North Carolina State beat Clemson 6-3 on Wednesday night in pool play in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Jake Fincher had an RBI single before Austin’s two-run double in the seventh or the fourth-seeded Wolfpack (43-13).

Grant Clyde also had a solo homer in the second inning for N.C. State. Reliever Josh Easley (5-2) worked four innings for the victory.

Garrett Boulware had three hits and a solo homer in the ninth for the fifth-seeded Tigers (39-18). Starting pitcher Daniel Gossett (9-4), the reigning ACC Pitcher of the Week, took the loss by allowing six runs and six hits in 6 1/ 3 innings.

■ GEORGIA TECH 4, FLORIDA STATE 3: A.J. Murray and Mott Hyde hit back-to-back homers in the top of the ninth inning to help reigning champion Georgia Tech.

The seventh-seeded Yellow Jackets (34-23) led off the ninth with a pair of groundouts before Murray hit a solo shot to left field against reliever Robby Coles (4-2) to tie the game. Hyde followed with another shot to left to stun the second-seeded Seminoles (44-13).

Hyde had three hits for Georgia Tech. Reliever Daniel Palka (2-1) notched the victory with two scoreless innings of work.

Pinder and Tyler Horan each had three hits for the sixth-seeded Hokies (36-19), who had a six-run second inning against the third-seeded Cavaliers (45-10). Pinder hit a two-run shot in the second, then blew the game open with a blast over the left-field wall in the sixth.

Chad Morgan and Brendon Hayden added consecutive RBI doubles in the second for Virginia Tech. Joe Mantiply (6-0) earned the win by allowing one run in seven innings.